IN AUGUST, 1973 A MAJOR FOREST FIRE SWEPT THROUGH 17,470 ACRES OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR SONORA 5,880 ACRES (A THIRD OF AFFECTED AREA) ARE OWNED BY THE PICKERING LUMBER COMPANY OF STANDARD, CALIFORNIA. SALVAGE OPERATIONS WERE STARTED AS SOON AS AREA COULD BE ENTERED. PICKERING FORESTER JOE DILLARD CUTS BURNED BARK TO EXPOSE UNHARMED WOOD OF WHITE FIR TREE

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